WSOP Adds $10,000 Online Event and 15 More Events To 2020 Schedule
On Thursday, the World Series of Poker announced more additions to the 2020 WSOP schedule, including a brand new $10,000 buy-in WSOP.com online event, the return of the $10,000 Short Deck tournament, and a dedicated leaderboard for ‘Championship’ events.
The brand new $10,000 buy-in WSOP.com Online No Limit Hold’em becomes the first online gold bracelet event at the five-figure price point. It is scheduled for Thursday, July 2, with a start time of 12 pm PT. The event will be played as a freezeout, with 20-minute levels and players starting with 30,000 in chips.
The July 2 start date for the $10,000 WSOP.com Online NL event is the same day as Day 1B of the 2020 WSOP Main Event, so players planning to play the online event will likely want to play either Day 1A on July 1 or Day 1C on July 3 of the WSOP Main Event.
Last year, the 2019 WSOP was a record-setter, with 187,298 entries generating more than $293 million in total prize money – both record numbers for the WSOP. The 2019 WSOP featured nine online gold bracelet events, which was the most it has ever held in a single year. The biggest buy-in of those nine was the $3,200 WSOP.com NL High Roller, so the $10,000 WSOP.com Online NL has an entry cost of more than three times as much. If this is a sign of things to come for the online portion of the 2020 WSOP schedule, big things should be expected.
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An addition to last year’s schedule, the $10,000 Short Deck returns to the 2020 WSOP schedule and is slated to start on Monday, June 8, at 3 pm.
The ever-popular WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship kicks off on Monday, June 22. It’s a five-day, six-handed mixed game tournament known to attract the best of the best, but there is one big change on the docket. The 2020 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players Championship will have No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw added to the mix of games, so there will be nine games played in this event.
A noticeable event left off for 2020 appears to be the $10,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em. Given the history of this event, it would seem more likely that it returns at a different price point rather than go away completely.
2020 WSOP Championship Events
| DATE | EVENT | START TIME (PT) | BUY-IN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/3 | Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/6 | Seven Card Stud | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/8 | Short Deck | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/9 | H.O.R.S.E. | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/12 | Super Turbo Bounty NL | 2 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/13 | Dealer’s Choice 6-Handed | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/15 | No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/18 | Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/20 | Pot Limit Omaha | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/22 | Poker Players Championship | 3 p.m. | $50,000 |
| 6/24 | Razz | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/26 | Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8-or-Better | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/28 | Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8-or-Better | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/29 | 6-Handed No Limit Hold’em | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 6/30 | Limit Hold’em | 3 p.m. | $10,000 |
| 7/1 | WSOP Main Event | 11 a.m. | $10,000 |
| 7/2 | WSOP.com Online NL | 12 p.m. | $10,000 |
Dedicated Leaderboard
In addition to announcing the events, the WSOP announced a dedicated leaderboard for the Championship events. It is said to be similar to the WSOP Player of the Year leaderboard and all 17 Championship events in the table above will be included. Full details are still to be announced, but the WSOP did mention that prizes will be up for grabs.
It’s not a surprise to see the addition of a dedicated leaderboard with prizes for these events. In the wake of a data error incorrectly awarding Daniel Negreanu with the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year award, many players voiced their opinions for this process and its offering to improve, so a bit of revamping was likely.
